Air Combat Simulation Engineer

Saab AB; Caulcott; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab BlueBear in Bedfordshire seeks a skilled modelling and simulation engineer to develop and validate aircraft models and analysis tools. You will deliver customer-focused simulation support, build Simulink models and auto-code to C/C++/DLL, and verify results against requirements.

You will work within Saab BlueBear’s Air Combat Simulation team, contributing to distributed simulations and tool development while ensuring documentation and quality standards are met.

Qualifications

• Requires National Security Vetting clearance (SC) or ability to obtain it.
• Engineering degree in a relevant subject.
• Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink (Stateflow) and auto-coding to C/C++ and DLL.
• Experience with flight dynamics and aircraft performance modelling.
• Knowledge of Earth coordinate systems and sensor/signature modelling.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in a small team delivering customer-focused modelling and simulation support.
• Develop requirements from customer briefs and translate into models and tools.
• Build and modify models and analysis tools to meet customer needs.
• Develop and test Simulink models and auto-code to C/C++ and DLL.
• Integrate models into system-of-systems and distributed simulations.
• Create documentation such as User Guides and Verification reports.

Skills

Matlab/Simulink

C++

C#

Delphi

Flight Dynamics modelling

DIS/HLA

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Simulink

Stateflow

Git

Job description

This role is part of Saab BlueBear in Bedfordshire. You will work as part of the Air Combat Simulation team supporting customers in the modelling and simulation of aircraft and associated systems, including the development and V&V of models and analysis tools.,

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively as an integral part of a small team delivering a customer focused task-based modelling and simulation support service.
• Develop Requirements from initial customer brief.
• Build models and analysis tools to meet the customer requirements.
• Update, debug and V&V of models and simulation tools.
• Analyse results from model integration and simulation development to provide understanding of the component models performance and their interactions.
• Develop and maintain tools for the translation of data files between formats in use within the community.
• Develop Simulink models of aircraft and aerospace systems and auto-code to C/C++ and dll.
• Integrate Models (Simulink and dll) into System-of-Systems models.
• Undertake simulation development, testing and application with results analysis to provide understanding of component models and their interactions.
• Develop and test models for integration into Distributed Simulations.
• Extend the Distributed Simulation capabilities and functionality.
• Sanity checking model performance and simulation results through cross-checking with other sources of information and engineering estimates.
• Validation and Verification of model performance and simulation results against requirements.
• Review documentation for accurate technical content and quality to ensure it meets the required high standards.
• Investigate modelling and simulation tools to support new customer requirements.
• Generate documentation (User Guides, Interface Control Documents, Delivery Notes, Verification and Validation reports) for models, simulations and applications developed by the team at an appropriate level for the expected end user's technical ability.
• Report on technical issues encountered with 3rd party provided models and simulations covering the issues, significance and potential resolutions., Dealing with aerospace vehicle and system models including:
• Flight performance
• multiple degree-of-freedom (3+) equations of motion
• transformations between multiple frames of reference using Euler angle and quaternions
• Sensors and signatures
• Solving optimisation problems
• Investigate, understand and resolve problems with:
• Simulink model development
• Model integration into e.g. system-of-systems models and distributed simulations

Key Requirements

• As a National Security Vetting clearance is required for this role, applicants will be required to hold National Security Vetting clearance to SC level, or have the ability to gain it.
• Degree Educated - Engineering degree in relevant subject.
• Matlab and Simulink (and Stateflow), Auto-coding to C/C++ and DLL
• Programming languages (Preferably C++, C#, Delphi)
• Flight Dynamics and aircraft performance modelling
• Pilot modelling
• Modelling of Sensors and Signatures (RF and EO/IR)
• Knowledge of Earth coordinate systems (Flat, spherical, WGS-84)
• Distributed Simulation (DIS, HLA) & Source Control (Git)
• Solving optimisation problems.
• Model integration into e.g. system-of-systems models and distributed simulations

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

What you will be part of Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world. Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations., Saab serves the global market of governments, authorities and corporations with products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security.